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Boys Shot Put - Benjamin Stephen IN 65-0 pulls upset
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by Pete Cava
In one of the day's biggest upsets, junior Benjamin Stephen of Union
County High School in Liberty, Ind., conquered a strong field for the shot put
crown.
Stephen, who finished second at his state meet, took the lead with a third-round
heave of 64-4.75. Stephen's mark knocked Andrew Oaker (Steelville, MO), the
nation's No. 3 prep performer, down to second place.
Stephen iced the event with a 65-0 personal best on his last attempt. Oaker
wound up second with UCLA recruit Bo Taylor (Newport Beach, CA), Friday's discus
winner, third in 62-1.25.
U.S. leader Eric Flores (Custer, SD) never approached his season best of 67-4.5.
Flores only mustered a 61-9.5 in the fifth round and fouled four times.
“To win a national meet as a junior is unbelievable,” gushed Stephen. “I always
thought I'd make it here, but I never thought I'd win it. I knew I had a chance,
but I never thought I'd pull it off. I can't believe it.”
Stephen said his performance at the Indiana state meet in Bloomington this month
gave him confidence. “I PRed by four feet,” he said. “At that point, I knew I
had a chance to win a national meet.”
Licensed to C.F.P.I. Timing & Data Hy-Tek's Meet Manager
Nike Outdoor Nationals - 6/15/2006 to 6/17/2006
North Carolina A+T University, Greensboro, NC
Results
Boys Shot Put
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National: $ 81-03.50 6/16/1979 Michael Carter, Jefferson, Dallas TX
Meet: # 69-08.25 6/14/1997 Kevin DiGiorgio, Bayonne, NJ
Freshman: 63-00 1999 Kevin Bookout, Stroud, OK
Sophomore: 68-10.75 2000 Kevin Bookout, Stroud, OK
Junior: 71-10.25 1983 Arnold Campbell, Airline,Bossier City,LA
Senior: 81-03.50 6/16/1979 Michael Carter, Jefferson, Dallas, TX
Name Year School Finals
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1 Trey Davis 07 Farmington HS,Farmi 18.38m 60-03.75
2 Vincent Helmuth 07 Spirit of Pre TC,Sa 18.05m 59-02.75
3 Robert Williams 06 Concordville TC,Con 17.66m 57-11.25
4 Geoffrey Tabor 08 Ardmore HS,Ardmore, 17.59m 57-08.50
5 Adam Chambers 07 Glen Este HS,Mount 17.26m 56-07.50
6 Cory Murray 06 Methuen-Whirlawa,Me 17.05m 55-11.25
7 Eric Pickle 06 Bearden HS,Knoxvill 16.99m 55-09.00
8 Weston Banks 07 Spartan F+T Club,Gr 16.60m 54-05.50
9 Bruce Campbell 06 New Haven AG TC,ham 16.51m 54-02.00
10 Michael Putman 07 Christopher Colu,Mi 16.47m 54-00.50
11 Nick Ray 06 Charlotte Latin,Cha 15.43m 50-07.50
-- Greg Davis 07 Throw One Deep,Peac FOUL
Flight 2
1 Benjamin Stephen 07 Union County Hs-,Li 19.81m 65-00.00
2 Andrew Oaker 06 Steelville HS,Steel 19.55m 64-01.75
3 Bo Taylor 06 Newport Harbor,newp 18.93m 62-01.25
4 Eric Flores 06 Custer HS,Custer, S 18.83m 61-09.50
5 Israel Machovec 06 Unat-GA-Lawrence,La 18.76m 61-06.75
6 Nick Robinson 06 El Toro HS,Lake For 18.39m 60-04.00
7 Billy Hardcastle 06 Mobridge HS,Mobridg 18.32m 60-01.25
8 Wesley Wright 08 Throw One Deep,Vill 17.68m 58-00.25
9 Aaron Studt 06 Ripon HS,Ripon, WI 17.52m 57-05.75
10 Rob Golabek 07 Frontier HS,Hamburg 17.36m 56-11.50
11 Nathan Stewart 07 Concordville TC,Con 17.19m 56-04.75
-- Eric Werskey 06 Seymour HS,Seymour, FOUL
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